adv, rhetoric
Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that...; is it possible that... (syn.) 難道, 冇過, 甭, 莫非, 毋成, 毋旨估, 難不成, 唔得旨, 無敢, 敢是, 豈, 莫不是, 敢講, 無成, 攏無, 毋旨, 總無, 敢會, 唔成, 敢係, 未是, 敢, 唔通
外國人能做到,難道中國人就做不到嗎?
外国人能做到,难道中国人就做不到吗?
wài guó rén néng zuò dào , nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ? Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
這難道不是事實嗎?
这难道不是事实吗?
zhè nán dào bù shì shì shí ma ? Isn't this true?
難道你真的大膽妄為,連聖旨都不顧了嗎。
难道你真的大胆妄为,连圣旨都不顾了吗。
nán dào nǐ zhēn de dà dǎn wàng wèi , lián shèng zhǐ dōu bù gù le ma . Don't tell me that you really dare take action arbitrarily without even caring about the royal decree at all, do you?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 三级词汇表 #503
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
你每天都是做一模一样的东西,难道不会觉得闷吗?
你每天都是做一模一樣的東西,難道不會覺得悶嗎?
nǐ měi tiān dōu shì zuò yī mú yī yàng de dōng xī , nán dào bù huì jué de mèn ma ?
I wonder if you don't get tired of doing the same thing every day.
Mandarin
如果我是同性恋那又怎么样?这难道是罪吗?
如果我是同性戀那又怎麼樣?這難道是罪嗎?
rú guǒ wǒ shì tóng xìng liàn nà yòu zěn me yàng ? zhè nán dào shì zuì ma ?
So what if I am gay? Is it a crime?
Mandarin
难道他可以买一把刀,而我就不行了?
難道他可以買一把刀,而我就不行了?
nán dào tā kě yǐ mǎi yī bǎ dāo , ér wǒ jiù bù xíng le ?
If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
Mandarin
难道我没有告诉你演唱会的时候要早点去吗?
難道我沒有告訴你演唱會的時候要早點去嗎?
nán dào wǒ méi yǒu gào sù nǐ yǎn chàng huì de shí hou yào zǎo diǎn qù ma ?
I thought I told you that you should get to the concert early.
Mandarin
这个房间太棒了,难道不是么?
這個房間太棒了,難道不是麼?
zhè ge fáng jiān tài bàng le , nán dào bú shi me ?
This room's pretty awesome, eh?
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
外国人能做到,难道中国人就做不到吗?
外國人能做到,難道中國人就做不到嗎?
wài guó rén néng zuò dào , nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ?
Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
Mandarin
这难道不是事实吗?
這難道不是事實嗎?
zhè nán dào bù shì shì shí ma ?
Isn't this true?
Mandarin
难道你不知道你现在已经伤了很多人的心吗?
難道你不知道你現在已經傷了很多人的心嗎?
nán dào nǐ bù zhī dào nǐ xiàn zài yǐ jīng shāng le hěn duō rén de xīn ma ?
Don’t you know that you have broken the hearts of many people?